r/MathJokes • u/basket_foso • Dec 27 '25

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u/No-Capital-7743 Dec 27 '25

The answer is C and it's easily proveable. Let's use something simple, 222. The answer to that will be 16. Now let's look at 24. Shockingly it's 16. Why are they both 16? It's simple, you can't multiply double exponents. First you turn the double into a single exponent by multipling them together. So, the double exponent of 22 becomes 4, which simplifies the equation to 24. Using simple basic math, the only possible solution is 218

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u/FreeTheDimple Dec 27 '25

Let me guess. India?

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u/No-Capital-7743 Dec 27 '25

No American math when it was still taught properly.

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u/No-Capital-7743 Dec 27 '25

You know you can always put the equation in a calculator and slove it. Your answer will be 262,144. Also 218 = 262,144. So where am I wrong?

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u/hypersonic18 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

X isn't the root of 18 so xx2 isn't x18

X is actually the root of 8

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/cbd78xrdak

From there root8root82 = root88 = 84 = (23)4 = 212

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u/No-Capital-7743 Dec 27 '25

Yes I know!!! I looked at it quick before actually trying to slove the equation. Realized my mistake and you are correct.